German Meaning of refer

Beziehen

Other German words related to Beziehen

Definitions and Meaning of refer in English

Wordnet

refer (v)

make reference to

be relevant to

think of, regard, or classify under a subsuming principle or with a general group or in relation to another

send or direct for treatment, information, or a decision

seek information from

have as a meaning

use a name to designate

Webster

refer (v. t.)

To carry or send back.

Hence: To send or direct away; to send or direct elsewhere, as for treatment, aid, information, decision, etc.; to make over, or pass over, to another; as, to refer a student to an author; to refer a beggar to an officer; to refer a bill to a committee; a court refers a matter of fact to a commissioner for investigation, or refers a question of law to a superior tribunal.

To place in or under by a mental or rational process; to assign to, as a class, a cause, source, a motive, reason, or ground of explanation; as, he referred the phenomena to electrical disturbances.

Webster

refer (v. i.)

To have recourse; to apply; to appeal; to betake one's self; as, to refer to a dictionary.

To have relation or reference; to relate; to point; as, the figure refers to a footnote.

To carry the mind or thought; to direct attention; as, the preacher referred to the late election.

To direct inquiry for information or a guarantee of any kind, as in respect to one's integrity, capacity, pecuniary ability, and the like; as, I referred to his employer for the truth of his story.

FAQs About the word refer

Beziehen

make reference to, be relevant to, think of, regard, or classify under a subsuming principle or with a general group or in relation to another, send or direct f

anwenden,Betreffen,beziehen,beeinflussen,gehören,Mitarbeiter,Bär,Sorge,verbinden,Paar

No antonyms found.

refel => Reflex, refectory table => Refektoriumstisch, refectory => Refektorium, refectories => Speisesäle, refective => reflektierend,

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